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sysctl

Display disk drives
sysctl hw.disknames

Linux

Changes to sysctl go in /etc/sysctl.conf.

Once your changes are made, you can reload from all the system files:

sysctl --system

To display all sysctl settings:

sysctl -a

Swappiness

In Linux, set the percentage to 10 in /etc/sysctl.conf:

vm.swappiness = 10